The said students petitioned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) regarding the same for an intervention against the impasse.
In a press release dated 20 November 2019, Campus Bee has learned that ULS even when it silently approves demonstrations as a form of expression, has condemned the intended demonstration citing the “sub justice” rule.
The said rule forbids any discussion of an ongoing court matter so as not to preempt the decision of the court, or to create bias and to prevent any other institution from interfering with the process of the court.
“While we are cognizant of the constitutional right to the freedom of expression, we advise that the sub- judice rule should not be violated ” reads the letter in part, authored by the Simon Peter Kinobe, the president of the ULS, citing the need to protect the sanctity of judicial proceedings to prevent bias.
The students dragged the institution to court earlier this month challenging its actions, and are expected to review a final ruling on the 9th December 2019, a few days before the scheduled graduation ceremony.
The president in the statement also condemns the numerous suits that have been instituted in the courts courts that “a multiplicity of applications, threats, administrative complaints to various bodies among other interventions will not serve any useful purpose but cause distraction from the pertinent issues that are before court for interpretation”.
